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Baron DavisGolden State Warriors · #5

Guard · 6'4", 195 lb · 15th season

Baron Davis is a retired guard best known with the Golden State Warriors. The We Believe leader. Career averages: 16.1 points, 3.8 rebounds and 7.2 assists per game.

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Baron Davis
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Golden State Warriors · #5 · Guard
Baron Davis
Season avg6.1 pts · 1.9 reb · 4.7 ast · .370 fg
Career avg16.1 pts · 3.8 reb · 7.2 ast · .409 fg
IMPACTBalladex Impact 61 — Solid starter tierINDEXBaron Davis · Golden State WarriorsIMPACTBalladex Impact 61 — Solid starter tierINDEXBaron Davis · Golden State Warriors
Scouting report

Baron Davis — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.

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retired standout · guard · Impact 61
Baron Davis is a retired guard best known with the Golden State Warriors. The We Believe leader. Career averages: 16.1 points, 3.8 rebounds and 7.2 as
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Offense
F
Defense
C
Feel / IQ
C+
Playmaking
Average creator
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Scoring
Strong scorer
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D
Rebounding
Below average on the glass
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3PT / spacing
Average spacing
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Perimeter D
Below average on the perimeter
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F
Paint / rim D
Below average at the rim
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C
Clutch
Average late
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Athleticism
Average tools
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Basketball IQ
Reads the game
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Durability
Availability
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Act II

Where Baron Davis stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
Balladex Consensus: Solid starter tier — a blend of Impact, production and résumé.
Futures & chases
MVP odds
61Impact index
184Star score
Career scoring average16.1 ppg
Seasons in the index15
Accolades on file1
2× NBA All-Star
Stat explorer

Baron Davis — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Scoring
6.1 PPG
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Playmaking
4.7 APG
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Rebounding
1.9 RPG
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Shooting
.306 3P%
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The engine

How the model sees Baron Davis

Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2012-13  67% confidence
5.3
pts
3.3–7.3
1.7
reb
0.8–2.6
4.4
ast
3.5–5.3
18.7
min
proj
30
gp
health
.398
fg%
~base
.314
3p%
~base
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 15-season history below.
What moves the points line vs last season
Last season 6.1 → projected 5.3 PPG
Minutes / role
-0.5
Development (his trend)
-0.4
Age curve
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Live context
+0.1
Net vs last season-0.8 PPG
Everything it reads
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15 seasons of per-minute rates
every box line, minutes-normalized
real
Recency × games-played weight
recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline
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Weighted least-squares trend
his own trajectory, read season over season
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Per-stat aging curves
age — — applied per stat
curve
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Live role context
usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present
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Durability signal
GP last 3: 43 / 15 / 29 → games & confidence
health
The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified

Baron Davis career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGPMINPTSREBASTFG%3P%
1999-008218.65.92.03.8.420.225
2000-018238.913.85.07.3.427.310
2001-028240.518.14.38.5.417.356
2002-035037.817.13.76.4.416.350
2003-046740.122.94.37.5.395.321
2004-05 (New Orleans)1832.918.93.77.2.366.321
2004-05 (Golden State)2835.319.53.98.3.401.341
2005-065436.517.94.48.9.389.315
2006-076335.320.14.48.1.439.304
2007-088239.021.84.77.6.426.330
2008-096534.614.93.77.7.370.302
2009-107533.615.33.58.0.406.277
2010-11 (LA Clippers)4329.512.82.87.0.416.296
2010-11 (Cleveland)1525.313.92.46.1.421.414
2011-122920.56.11.94.7.370.306
Career83534.216.13.87.2
Source: Basketball-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers Tonight's projection, EraLab, and the role simulator — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = MVP / Championship season · hover any bar. Real per-game data; per-36 & totals derived.
EraLab · the stat time machinenovel
Re-express a season in today's pace-and-space.
raw PPG
in 2026 pace
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Scoring map · clickable zonesShotChart
Team-tinted. Modeled where tracking data is absent.
Role simulatorpowered by GM engine
Change the roster around him — his projection updates live.
Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.
Context

Are the Golden State Warriors built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

40–42proj record
#10conf seed
-0.5net rtg
113.8off rtg
114.4def rtg
31%playoff odds
Roster delta · what changed
Aggressive hedge & help — Hedges hard on ball screens and rotates aggressive help from the weak side. Core trending steady. Defensive anchors: Draymond Green, De'Anthony Melton.
How his role moves
Projected 40–42, 10th in the West. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
61 of 99
Solid starter tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
1 accolades
2× NBA All-Star
Act IV

The Ballad of Baron Davis

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

Golden State Warriors

Turning pro

Drafted 1999 as a Guard.

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Baron Davis is a retired retired standout. The We Believe leader.

Chapter

He averaged 16.1 points, 3.8 rebounds and 7.2 assists over his career.

Where things stand

A retired standout and Golden State Warriors name.

Off the court

Measurables ESPN
Height
6' 3"
Weight
212 lbs
College
UCLA
Experience
13th Season
NBA debut
1999
Draft
1999
Jersey
#5
Legacy

The We Believe leader.

The person

A retired retired standout and Golden State Warriors name.

Retired
Golden State Warriors
Standout
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FAQ

Baron Davis — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Baron Davis, answered.

What were Baron Davis's career averages?
Baron Davis averaged 16.1 points, 3.8 rebounds and 7.2 assists per game.
Is Baron Davis retired?
Yes — Baron Davis is a retired guard.
Baron Davis career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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